11 Letter Words for Brittleness
brittleness
10 Letter Words for Brittleness
bitterless, bitterness, tenebrists
9 Letter Words for Brittleness
brineless, enlisters, insetters, interests, listeners, reenlists, resistent, sensibler, silentest, sternites, stilbenes, tenebrist, tribeless, triteness
8 Letter Words for Brittleness
belitter, bentiest, berlines, betitles, biteless, bitterns, blisters, brentest, bristles, brittles, enlister, entitles, entrists, inertest, insetter, interess, interest, interset, lebistes, leisters, letterns, linetest, listener, liteness, littress, nebelist, nebrises, nestlers, nettlers, nettlier, rebitten, reenlist, reinless, relisten, rentless, restiest, retitles, riteless, sensible, sentries, setlines, settlers, silenter, slenters, slinters, slitters, snirtles, stentrel, sterlets, sternest, sternite, stilbene, stilters, stinters, tensible, tentless, testerns, testrils, tintless, tireless, trenises, tresslet, trestles, tribelet, triblets, trientes
7 Letter Words for Brittleness
beliers, belsire, belters, beltine, bentier, bentlet, berinse, berline, berlins, berstel, besiren, bestirs, betises, betitle, betters, betties, birsles, bisters, bitless, bittern, bitters, blesser, blinter, blister, blitter, bristle, britten, brittle, enisles, enlists, ensiles, entires, entitle, entries, entrist, estrins, inserts, ireless, leister, lenites, letrist, lettern, letters, lettres, lettrin, liernes, linters, lisente, lisette, listees, listens, listers, litster, litters, nerites, nesters, nestler, nestles, netless, netters, nettier, nettler, nettles, rebites, reblent, rebless, relents, relines, relists, renests, resents, resiles, resites, retests, retiles, retines, retints, retitle, ribless, riblets, seiners, seitens, seniles, sensile, sereins, serines, sestine, setline, setters, settler, settles, silenes, silents, sinters, sirenes, sistent, sistern, sitters, slenter, slinter, slitter, snirtle, snittle, stenter, sterile, sterlet, stilets, stilter, stinter, streels, streets, streite, strenes, strines, telesis, telnets, tenible, tensest, tensile, tenters, tentier, ternlet, tersest, testern, testers, testier, testril, tieless, tilters, tinsels, tinters, titlene, titlers, trebles, treblet, trenise, trestle, triblet, trienes, trintle
6 Letter Words for Brittleness
belier, belies, belite, belter, beltie, benets, bensel, bensil, berets, berlin, bertin, besets, besits, bessel, bester, bestir, betels, betire, betise, better, bientt, bietle, birles, birses, birsle, bister, biters, bitnet, bitser, bitten, bitter, blesse, bliest, blites, brents, brines, brises, britts, eisels, elints, elites, elsins, enisle, enlist, ensile, enters, entier, enties, entire, ernest, eserin, esiles, esters, estrin, ettins, ettles, inerts, inless, inlets, inseer, insert, insets, inters, islets, istles, lebens, lenite, lenses, lessen, lesser, lester, letten, letter, lettre, libers, lierne, liners, linter, lisere, listee, listen, lister, liters, litten, litter, nebels, nebris, nelies, nereis, nerite, nessie, nester, nestle, netter, nettle, nirles, niters, nitter, rebels, rebent, rebite, reests, reises, reists, relent, relets, relies, reline, relist, renies, rentes, resent, resets, resile, resins, resist, resite, resits, restes, restis, retent, retest, reties, retile, retine, retint, riblet, rinses, rissel, rissle, seenil, seiner, seines, seiren, seiten, senile, sensei, serein, serest, series, serine, serins, seseli, sestet, setier, setnet, setter, settle, sients, silene, silens, silent, silers, sinter, sirene, sirens, sisten, sister, sistle, sittee, sitten, sitter, sleest, sleets, sliest, slinte, sneers, sneest, snibel, snirts, steels, steens, steers, steils, steins, steles, stelis, stents, steres, sterin, sterns, stilbs, stiles, stilet, stilts, stints, stires, streel, streen, street, streit, strene, strent, strine, telint, telnet, tenets, tenser, tenses, tenter, tentie, ternes, tessel, tessin, tester, testes, testis, tibert, tilers, tilter, tinlet, tinsel, tinter, titers, titler, titles, treble, treens, tresis, trests, tretis, tribes, triene, triens, trines, triste, trites, tsetse
5 Letter Words for Brittleness
beent, beers, beest, beets, belie, belts, benes, benet, benis, bents, beres, beret, berne, beses, beset, besin, besit, bests, betel, betes, betis, biens, biers, biles, bines, bints, birle, birls, birne, birse, bises, biter, bites, bitte, bitts, blees, blens, blere, bless, blets, blier, blins, blirt, bliss, blist, blite, blitt, brees, breis, brens, brent, brest, brett, bries, brine, brins, brise, briss, brist, brite, brits, britt, btise, eblis, eisel, elint, elite, elses, elsin, enets, enlit, enrib, ensis, enter, entre, entsi, entte, ernes, erses, esile, esnes, essen, ester, estre, etens, ettin, ettle, ibsen, inert, inlet, insee, inset, instr, intel, inter, irene, isere, isles, islet, istle, iters, leben, lebes, leers, leets, leirs, leiss, lenes, lenis, lense, lenti, leres, leses, lessn, leste, lests, liber, libre, liens, liers, liest, liner, lines, lints, lists, liter, lites, nebel, neist, nelis, nerts, nests, neter, netes, nirls, nisse, niter, rebel, rebit, reels, reens, reest, reins, reist, reles, relet, relie, renet, rente, rents, reset, resin, resit, rests, retes, retie, retin, ribes, riels, riles, rines, rinse, risen, rises, rites, ritts, seels, seers, seils, seine, seirs, seise, seles, senit, sense, sente, senti, sents, seres, serin, sesti, setts, siens, sient, siest, silen, siler, siles, silts, sines, siren, sires, sites, sleer, sleet, slent, slete, slier, sline, slirt, slite, slits, snebs, sneer, snees, snibs, snies, snirl, snirt, snite, snits, steel, steen, steer, steil, stein, stele, stens, stent, stere, steri, stern, stert, stets, sties, stilb, stile, stilt, stine, stint, stire, stirs, stite, strit, tebet, teels, teens, teers, teest, teils, teise, teles, tenes, tenet, tense, tents, terne, terns, terse, terts, teste, tests, tetel, tetri, tiber, tibet, tiens, tiers, tiler, tiles, tilts, tines, tints, tires, tirls, titer, title, treen, trees, tress, trest, tribe, tries, trine, trins, trist, trite, tsere, tsine
4 Letter Words for Brittleness
been, beer, bees, beet, bein, bels, belt, bene, beni, bens, bent, bere, bern, bess, best, bete, bets, bien, bier, bile, bine, bins, bint, birl, birn, birt, bist, bite, bits, bitt, blee, blet, blin, blit, bree, brei, bret, brie, brin, bris, brit, eels, eine, eire, elbe, elne, else, elts, enes, ense, entr, eres, erie, erin, eris, erne, erns, erse, erst, eses, esne, esse, ests, eten, inbe, inst, intl, intr, ires, isle, isls, isnt, itel, iter, leer, lees, leet, leir, leis, lene, lens, lent, lere, lese, less, lest, lete, lets, lett, libr, libs, lien, lier, lies, line, lins, lint, lire, liss, list, lite, lits, nebe, nebs, neer, neet, nese, ness, nest, nete, neti, nets, nibs, nies, nile, nils, nirl, nist, nits, rebs, reel, reen, rees, reet, rein, reit, rent, rest, rete, rets, ribe, ribs, riel, ries, rile, rine, rins, rise, rist, rite, rits, ritt, rtlt, sebe, sebs, seel, seen, seer, sees, seil, seir, seis, seit, sele, sels, selt, sene, sens, sent, serb, sere, sers, sert, sese, sets, sett, sibs, sien, sier, sile, silt, sine, sins, sire, sirs, sise, sist, site, sits, slee, slit, sneb, snee, snib, snit, sris, sten, ster, stet, stib, stie, stir, stre, teel, teen, teer, tees, teet, teil, tele, teli, tels, telt, tene, tens, tent, tern, test, tete, tets, tien, tier, ties, tile, tils, tilt, tine, tins, tint, tire, tirl, tite, tits, tree, tres, tret, trib, trie, trin, trit
3 Letter Words for Brittleness
bee, bel, ben, ber, bes, bet, bin, bis, bit, bls, blt, bns, brl, btl, ebn, ebs, eel, een, eer, eir, elb, eli, els, elt, ene, enl, ens, ere, ern, ers, ert, ese, esr, ess, est, ile, ins, int, ire, irs, ise, isl, isn, ist, its, lbs, lee, lei, ler, les, let, lib, lie, lin, lir, lis, lit, lnr, lst, ltr, nbe, neb, nee, nei, net, nib, nie, nil, nis, nit, rbi, reb, ree, rei, rel, res, rib, rie, rin, rit, rle, rte, rti, sbe, see, sei, sel, sen, ser, set, sib, sie, sil, sin, sir, sis, sit, sle, slt, sri, sse, str, tbs, tee, tel, ten, ter, tes, tet, tib, tie, til, tin, tis, tit, tln, tlr, tnt, tri, trs, trt, tsi, tss, tst
Definitions for Brittleness
[1] having hardness and rigidity but little tensile strength; breaking readily with a comparatively smooth fracture, as glass.
[2] easily damaged or destroyed; fragile; frail: a brittle marriage.
[3] lacking warmth, sensitivity, or compassion; aloof; self-centered: a self-possessed, cool, and rather brittle person.
[4] having a sharp, tense quality: a brittle tone of voice.
[5] unstable or impermanent; evanescent.
[6] a confection of melted sugar, usually with nuts, brittle when cooled: peanut brittle.
[7] to be or become brittle; crumble.
[8] the quality of being brittle
[9] metallurgy the tendency of a metal to break without being significantly distorted or exposed to a high level of stress Compare toughness (def. 2), softness (def. 2)
[10] easily cracked, snapped, or broken; fragile
[11] curt or irritable a brittle reply
[12] hard or sharp in quality
[13] a crunchy sweet made with treacle and nuts peanut brittle
Words related to Brittleness
brittlefrailty, delicacy
Words nearby Brittleness
brittlebritt, brittany, brittany blue, brittany spaniel, britten, brittle, brittle bone disease, brittle bones, brittle diabetes, brittle fern, brittle star
Origin of Brittleness
1350–1400; Middle English britel, equivalent to brit- (akin to Old English brysten fragment) + -el adj. suffix
Words that may be confused with Brittleness
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, brittlebrittle, fragile, frail1, (see, synonym, study, at, frail1)
Other words from Brittleness
brit·tle·ness , noun
un·brit·tle , adjective
un·brit·tle·ness , noun
Word origin for Brittleness
C14: from Old English brytel (unattested); related to brytsen fragment, brēotan to break
Synonyms for Brittleness
frailty, delicacy